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Crying: Which Medications Cause It? (23,042 Reports Across 733 Drugs)

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Crying has been reported as an adverse event with 733 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 23,042 total reports. 319 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Crying are DULOXETINE, VENLAFAXINE, and ADALIMUMAB.

23,042
Total Reports
733
Drugs Involved
319
Deaths
4,014
Hospitalizations
42.5 yrs
Average Patient Age
79.4% / 20.6%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Crying Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
DULOXETINE 1,176 2.3% 7 84 44
VENLAFAXINE 573 1.2% 5 90 20
ADALIMUMAB 572 0.1% 16 110 18
PREGABALIN 548 0.5% 1 97 36
ETANERCEPT 499 0.1% 2 50 5
MONTELUKAST 478 1.8% 2 56 46
LEVOTHYROXINE 431 0.7% 0 33 3
ARIPIPRAZOLE 384 0.6% 1 81 7
BUPROPION 330 0.9% 0 29 19
SERTRALINE 320 0.5% 5 70 16
OXYCODONE 317 0.2% 18 185 3
GABAPENTIN 316 0.4% 3 100 17
SODIUM OXYBATE 315 0.5% 1 21 0
METHOTREXATE 312 0.1% 1 42 15
DESVENLAFAXINE 310 3.5% 0 36 4
METHYLPHENIDATE 286 0.9% 0 15 5
QUETIAPINE 282 0.4% 3 81 18
LEVONORGESTREL 280 0.2% 0 24 11
MORPHINE 279 0.2% 17 193 8
FENTANYL 250 0.3% 4 162 2

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Crying

1,176 reports
573 reports
572 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)